Bill-file



(No Model.)

, W. R. COLLINS.

BILL FILE.

No. 565,871. Patented Aug; 11 18,96

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VHEELER R. COLLINS, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BILL-FILE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 565,871, dated August11, '1896.

Application iiled J' anuary 13 1896. Serial No. 575,404. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WHEELER R. COLLINS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing atDenver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBill-Files; and I do declare the following to be a full,- clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bill-files; and it consists ofthe features here-v inafter described and claimed, all of which will befully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which isillustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front eleva-` tion of my improvedbill-file, one of the clasps (the one on the right) being open While theother is closed. Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line .r 0c, Fig. 1,looking toward the left. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the same line,looking toward the right.

Similar reference-characters indicating corresponding parts in theseviews, let the numeral 5 designate the frame-plate, having an opening 6formed in its upper portion. This opening is surrounded on the bottomand the two vertical sides by a grooved way 7. This way 7 is indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. 1. Its two vertical portions are open at the topto permit the insertion of a memorandumcard, a calendar, or a cardcontaining any matter convenient for use in connection with a bill-file.The lower part of the frame 5 consists of a plate 5, to which areattached the clasps 8, each composed of a spring-base 8a, having a brad8"', and the movable part 8d, hinged to the part 8 at 8h. The part 8d isprovided with a bend 8g, whereby when the movable part is raised (seeFig. 3) the free extremity of the spring-base 8a is raised, thus placingthe spring under tension and temporarily lookin g the part 8d in theopen position.

` a nail or other suitable supporting device.

In using the device the movable parts 81 are raised, as shown in Fig. 3,to permit the placing of the bills on the brads 8C. The parts 8d arethenthrown to the position shown in Fig. 2.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. As an improvedarticle of manufacture, the herein-described bill-file comprising theframe-plate having its upper portion apertured, said aperture beingsurrounded on three sides by a grooved Way; and a clasp attached to thelower part of the plate and comprising the springbase 8a, the brad 8cand the movable part 8d apcrtured to receive the brad 8, and hinged tothe free extremity of the spring-base 8a, the part 8d being providedwith a bend adjacent its hinged eX- tremity, as and for the purpose setforth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described bill-filecomprising the frame-plate having one or more clasps, each claspcomprising the springbase 8a havinga brad 8C, said base being fastenedto the plate at a point adjacent the angle formed by the base and thebrad; and the movable part 8d apertured to receive the brad, said part8d being hinged to the free extremity of the spring-base, and providedwith a bend adjacent itshinged extremity, as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WHEELER R. ooLLINs.

Witnesses: v

CHAs. E. DAWSON, ALFRED J. OB,RIEN.

